Harvester.



No. 588,330. Pateted nec. 10,'l9l. .1. A. PEEK.

HARVESTER.

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UNITED STATES JAMES A. PEEK, or w `PATENT EEICE.

EsTPLAINs, MISSOURI.

HARVESTER.

SPEGIFIGATZON forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,330, dated December10, 1901. Application tied october 25,1900. sesamo. 34,341. di@moat-.1.)

TQ @ZZ whom it may concern;` Y

Be it known that I, JAMESA. PEEK, a citizen of the United States,residing Vat Westplains, in the county of Howell and State of Missouri,have invented new and useful Improvements in Harvesters, of which the'following is'a specification.

This invention relates to harvesters; and. its primary object is toprovide improved reeladjusting mechanism for this class of machines.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, showing lthe preferred form of my invention,and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is an endelevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the adjustingmechanism of the rear wheel.

Referring to said figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a preferablyrectangular frame having a wheel 2 mounted at one end thereof in anysuitable manner. A sickle 3 is'slidably mounted upon the front edge ofthe frame, and motion is imparted thereto from a beveled gear 4,journaled within the front edge through a pit-man or connecting-rod 5.This beveled gear receives motion from a second gear 6, which is securedto a shaft 7, mounted in brackets 8, extending from the front edge ofthe frame l. Asecond beveled gear 9 is also secured to said shaftand'meshes with a pinion 10, formed atone end of a shaft 11, whichextends through rollers 12,jour naled between the sides of the frame 1.Two rollers are secured upon the shaft 11, Aand these rollers are ofdifferent diameters'. Upon each roller is mounted a conveyer or apron13, and it is obvious that the apron upon the large rollersf12 will movefaster than the apron which is driven by the small rollers.

Ayoke 14 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 7, and :journaled therein atthe center is thev shaft 15 of a large draft-wheel 16. A second yoke 17extends over the yoke 14 and is loosely mounted upon the' shaft 15, andsecured to this yoke is a tongue 18. A sprocket 19 is secured to theshaft 15, and said sprocket is connected by means of a chain 2O with a87. A standardf22'extends upward from one side of the yoke 14, andpivoted thereto is a.

connecting-strip 23, which is Vsecured at its opposite end toalever.24,'pivoted tothe frame 1. A toothed segment25 is secured to the frameadjacent to the pivoted lever 24 and is adapted to be engaged by a dog26, 4mounted upon'said lever.

An upright 27 is pivotally mounted upon the frame 1 and connected at itsupper end to a strip 28, from the forward end of which extends ahorizontal shaft 29. A reel 30 is mounted upon this shaft and extendsthe entire length ef the sickle 3. A bracket 31 eX- tends from the strip28 and serves to assist the same in'supporting the reel 30. Aspringstrip 32 is secured to the strip 28 and normally bears upon astandard 33, extending upward from the frame 1, said spring clamping thestandard between it and the strip 28. The tension of this spring-strip32 may be readily regulated by means of a crank 34, mounted upon a bolt35, which extends through the strips 32 and 28. e v A lever 36 ispivoted upon the strip 28 and extends under the spring 32. This lever isadapted when depressed to-force the springstrip 32 out of contact Withthe standard 33, and thereby permit the strip 28 to be adjusted upordown, backward or forward. A sprocket V37 is mounted upon the shaft 29and is connected by means of a chain 38 with a second sprocket 39 uponthe shaft 7.

Alever 40 is pivoted to the end of the frame 1 which is adjacent tothewheel16, e and at the outer end of this lever is pivotally mounted acaster 4l. A rack 42 is secured to the rear edge of the frame and isengaged by a lever 43, fulcrumed upon said edge, and the end 4.4. ofwhich engages the lever 40. It will be seen that by this constructienthe caster 4l may be readily moved from or toward the frame 1 and lockedin adjusted position.

When the apparatus is drawn forward, motion will 'be imparted .tot reel30 and Vto the sickle 3 from the shaft 7, as is obvious. When it isdesired to adjust the reel from or toward the frame l, it is merelynecessary to press the spring-strip 32 outward. The strip IOD 28 maythen be slid back and forth, causing smaller sprocket 21, mounted uponthe shaft the upright 27 to swing upon its pivots.

order to swing the reel from or toward the sickle, the spring-Strip isagain pressed outward, and the strip 28 is free to swing up or down,using the upright 27 as a fulcrum. IVhen it is desired to adjust thesickle from or toward the ground, it is merely necessary to release thelever 24 from engagement with the segment 25. The same can then be swungbackward or forward, as desired, causing the yoke 14 to rock upon theshaft 15, thereby raising or lowering the frame 1. As before described,the rear edge of the frame 1 may be moved from or toward the ground bymeans of the lever 43. By providing two aprons or conveyers 13 whichtravel at different speeds the grain deposited thereon will be promptlyturned and carried end first from one end of the machine to the other.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; butI do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to sec-ure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a harvester, the combination with a reel-adjusting mechanismcomprising a strip pivotally secured at its front end to said shaft; auupright pivotally secured at its lower end to said strip; a springsecured at one end to said strip; a standard rising from the frame andadapted to be engaged bysaid spring; a lever fnlcrumed upon the stripand bearing against the inner side of said spring; and means fortensioning said spring comprising a bolt passing through the spring andstrip and a crank on said bolt.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. PEEK.

Vitnesses:

GUY S. WooDsIDE, Essrn JOHNSON.

